New York, London, Paris, Milan Fashion Weeks, Fall 2013–Birds of a feather have been definitely flocking together at the Fall 2013 shows! On many international runways, the feathers were flying, either as the main event or highly innovative trim.

From left: Louis Vuitton, Dries Van Noten, Gucci

On shrugs to skirts to handbags and even crystals that swept the neck like a feathered necklace, feathers have never been so prominent. A remnant from last year’s “Black Swan,” perhaps?

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Lauren Parker, Editor-in-Chief, Accessories Magazine

As Editor-in-Chief of Accessories Magazine for the past 12 years, Lauren Parker has covered accessories both from a retail business perspective and a fashion point of view. In previous full-time magazine jobs and freelance gigs, she’s written about practically every angle of fashion lifestyle living, including accessories, fine jewelry, Caribbean travel, private jets, Hampton’s real estate, the New York art scene, the bridal industry, men’s lifestyle and being a mom. She loves meeting designers and seeing how their latest offerings capture the current zeitgeist and fit into the entire cultural and social picture.